{"id":253062,"date":"2026-07-22T15:57:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/22\/ozzy-osbourne-knew-he-was-dying-did-farewell-show-against-doctors-advice-and-had-no-regrets-sharon-confirms-on-first-anniversary-of-rockers-death\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T15:57:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:57:16","slug":"ozzy-osbourne-knew-he-was-dying-did-farewell-show-against-doctors-advice-and-had-no-regrets-sharon-confirms-on-first-anniversary-of-rockers-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/22\/ozzy-osbourne-knew-he-was-dying-did-farewell-show-against-doctors-advice-and-had-no-regrets-sharon-confirms-on-first-anniversary-of-rockers-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Ozzy Osbourne Knew He Was Dying, Did Farewell Show Against Doctors&#8217; Advice (And Had No Regrets) Sharon Confirms on First Anniversary of Rocker&#8217;s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In July of 2025, Ozzy Osbourne <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/ozzy-osbourne-cause-of-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">passed away<\/a>. The rock legend was 76.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow musicians later claimed that he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/ozzy-osbourne-knew-final-concert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">knew that he was dying<\/a> as he put on his farewell concert, but did it anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Sharon has confirmed as much.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more is that she\u2019s sharing that it gave Ozzy a wonderful boost and source of joy in his final weeks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"736\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0722_ozzyosbourne_sharonosbourne_01-1024x736.jpg\" alt=\"Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne in January 2020.\" class=\"wp-image-559554 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0722_ozzyosbourne_sharonosbourne_01-1024x736.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0722_ozzyosbourne_sharonosbourne_01-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0722_ozzyosbourne_sharonosbourne_01-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0722_ozzyosbourne_sharonosbourne_01-2048x1471.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0722_ozzyosbourne_sharonosbourne_01-960x690.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0722_ozzyosbourne_sharonosbourne_01-1080x776.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0722_ozzyosbourne_sharonosbourne_01-1200x862.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0722_ozzyosbourne_sharonosbourne_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne speak onstage during the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on January 26, 2020.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Kevin Winter\/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-was-a-gift\">\u2018It was a gift \u2026\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>On Wednesday, July 22, Sharon Osbourne was in Birmingham to reflect upon the life and passing of her late husband \u2014 one year later.<\/p>\n<p>Exactly one year after rock legend Ozzy\u2019s death, his widow spoke to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cd7lnl9jzgyo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The BBC<\/a><\/em> about his legacy, his fans, and about how doctors tried to warn him against his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/07\/ozzy-osbourne-insiders-expressed-fears-that-final-concert-would-damage-his-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">final concert<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In early July of 2025, Ozzy performed while enthroned on a stage at the Villa Park stadium.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOzzy knew that he was dying,\u201d Sharon confirmed on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cHe was told two weeks before the show that he was dying, and they said \u2018don\u2019t do the show.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"-0lSMWTr1Ps\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/-0lSMWTr1Ps\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Sharon &amp; Ozzy's Sweetest Moments Volume: 1 | The Osbournes TV\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/-0lSMWTr1Ps\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Sharon &amp; Ozzy's Sweetest Moments Volume: 1 | The Osbournes TV\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: Sharon &amp; Ozzy's Sweetest Moments Volume: 1 | The Osbournes TV\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>At 76, Ozzy wasn\u2019t interested in doctors\u2019 advice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said, \u2018Yeah, right. Get out of here,\u2019\u201d Sharon characterized his reaction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a gift to be surrounded by his loyal crew, his friends, his family, the fans,\u201d she gushed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis greatest love affair was with the audience,\u201d Sharon praised, \u201cand that\u2019s the way he wanted to go out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cJust one more time and he got to do that \u2014 and he smashed it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaYnjoAjl_b\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-was-just-so-great-to-see-him-every-day-smiling\">\u2018It was just so great to see him every day smiling\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>According to Sharon, Ozzy \u201cwas the happiest I had ever seen him\u201d in those final two weeks of his life.<\/p>\n<p>She expressed that \u201cIt was just so great to see him every day smiling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sharon called the farewell show an \u201cabsolute joy,\u201d boosting Ozzy in his final weeks of life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had been so down, so depressed because he knew it was the end,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<p>Sharon also confessed that her late husband had been \u201cso afraid that he wouldn\u2019t be able to sing.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"PYENkPd4BFw\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/PYENkPd4BFw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Birmingham unites to honour Ozzy Osbourne a year on from his death | SWNS\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/PYENkPd4BFw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Birmingham unites to honour Ozzy Osbourne a year on from his death | SWNS\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: Birmingham unites to honour Ozzy Osbourne a year on from his death | SWNS\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t forget what Birmingham did for Ozzy,\u201d Sharon said, choking up one year after losing her husband.<\/p>\n<p>Ozzy came from humble roots and rose to global stardom. He was and remains a music icon.<\/p>\n<p>She also had words of advice for his fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Ozzy would say, \u2018When you want to remember me, just yank up the music really loud, as loud as you can get it, and just head bang,&#8217;\u201d Sharon relayed.<\/p>\n<p>That is a beautiful tribute on an emotionally heavy day for Sharon. And, of course, for Ozzy\u2019s legions of fans.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/07\/ozzy-osbourne-final-performance-sharon-1-year-later\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes In July of 2025, Ozzy Osbourne passed away. The rock legend was 76. Fellow musicians later claimed that he knew that he was dying as he put on his farewell concert, but did it anyway. Sharon has confirmed as much. What\u2019s more is that she\u2019s sharing that it gave Ozzy a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":253063,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-253062","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}